Rail joint



G. GODULA RAIL' JOINT sept. 25,1923, r 1,469,641@

Fiied April 24, 1923 A TTORNE Y GOREGE GODULA, GF IYOll'l-NG, PENNSYLVANA.

RAIL JONT.

Application led April 24, 1923. Serial No. 6345215,

To a/Z whom it may concern.' i

Be it known that l. flossen Gonone, a citizen of lijoland. residing at "Wyoming, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania; have invented certain new/and useful improvements in Rail Joints, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railroad rail joints and fastenings and has as its main object'to provide an erceptionallystrong and rigid joint structure which can be applied to the abutting ends of the rails with out change or fitting the same in any Another purpose is to produce rail joint levices which require no bolts to hold them in fixed relation to the rails avoiding drillpunching or otherwise weakening the rails as well as the expense incurred.

A further object is to provide fasteners that dispense with fish plates and other likeextra parts.

These objects and others, such as simplicity, economy and neatness of appearance are attained by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing forming part hereof and in which Figure l is a side elevational view of a pair of rails illustrating the application of the joint connection.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken thru the structure.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the same.

"ln the drawing the numeral 5 designates Va tie or sleeper and 6 the spikes used to secure the rails thereto.

These rails, which are of the usual type, are composed of a head 7, stem 8 and flanged base 9, and inthe application of the present invention are merely out across, no drilling', punching or other form of niutilating being required.

The invention resides in apair of opposed chair elements 10 and 1l shaped to engage under the head of the rail' and over its flanged base, presenting as nearly as possible 'a uniform thickness of wall from near the head to the outstanding edge of the flanges.

Integral with the chairs are'inreaching elements l2 and 13 having semi-dove-tailed extensions le and l5 disposed' below the stem of the rail, as best seen in lEigure 2, said extensions being coincident in length with the full width of the chair andV parallel with its edges. c i

A plurality of recesses 16 and l are formed in the chair edges to receive the heads of the spike @,and in the lower surface of the elements 'l2 and i3 are angular longitudinal slots i8 and i9.

A bolster plate QG is iiitrposed between the ties 5 and chair bases, s tid plate having inturned ene edges raised toreceive the corresponding edges of the chairs and are 'recessed as at 2l and to permit passage of the spikes. l.' Y

On the upper surface of the bolster are raised angular ribs 23 and est Aiding transversely of the plate ant; suited to be received within the slots 18 and i9, thus positively locking the chairs against separation.

Due to the interengaging features of the chairs, the clamping effect obtained by the ends of the bolster plate and the interlocking ribs, it will be seen that an unusually strong, compact and secure fastening of great simplicity has been disclosed in they preferred form of its embodiment, but it is understood that minor changes Within the scope of the appended claims may be made.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is f l. A. rail joint fastener comprising a pair of chair members disposed on opposite sides of abutting rails, said members completely surrounding the bases of the rails at the Vpoint of application, interengaging elements formed cooperatively with the adjacent edges of said chair members and disposed in the plane of the railrwebs, a bolster plate on which said chair members rest, means at the gaged in corresponding slots in the bases of said chair members. Y

2. A rail joint fastener comprising in combination with a` .pair of unmutilated yends of said plate for confining saidrchair members, and ribs on said bolster plate en-` abutting rails, a chair member on each side ofthe rails, said` chairs being of substantially uniform thickness throughout, fitting lthe rails below their heads and' envelop-A ing their bases, interengaging elements formed with said chair` members below the stem ofthe rails, bolster plete disposed below seid elisir members, seid plate having raised iiireaeliing angular edges adapted to engage the outer edges of seid elisir members, seid elisir members and bolster plate being correspondingly notched to -reeeive fsstenings, and raised angular ribs inthe upper surface of said plate engaged in slots correspondingly formed .in the lisses of seid eli-ir members. 10

in Witness whereof I have aiixed my signature.

GOREGEGCDULA. Y

Witness: Y

W. R. GILLEsPrE. 

